MANUEL VÁZQUEZ MONTALBÁN

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

WRITING

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and a FC Barcelona supporter. Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona on 14 June 1939.
His parents did not register his birth until 27 July; many sources show 27 July or 14 July as his birth date.